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HARVEST FESTIVAL – OCT 3RD 2021

Our Harvest Festival service will be held on Sunday 3rd October at 6pm.

All welcome at this annual service of Thanksgiving, which will be followed by refreshments – nibbles and wine.

Donations invited for the Rutland Foodbank.

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MURDER EH? DEAR OH DEAR, SUCH A TO-DO…..

MURDER EH? DEAR OH DEAR, SUCH A TO-DO………….

Yes, but what was the motive?

Come to MANTON VILLAGE HALL on Saturday, October 9th to watch the Ridlington Players weave the murky story of DEATH AT THE DEANERY and all will be revealed!

Bring your own liquid refreshment and glasses and gather for a pre-theatre drink at 7:00 pm. Curtains up at 7:30 pm. Meet the cast afterwards and enjoy an after theatre pow-wow!

Tickets are £5 each (in aid of Ridlington Church) and can be bought from the following people:

Margie Wall         0792837866                         margie.wall@hotmail.com

Debra Thatcher  01572 823910                      debrathatcher@hotmail.com

Suzanne Baines  01572  823542                     suzannebaines@outlook.com

Selling fast, don’t miss out!

“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”

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NEXT FOOD BANK COLLECTION – SEPTEMBER 15TH

The next Food Bank collection will be on Wednesday, September 15th.

Please continue to donate generously to this worthwhile charity.

The village collection point is in the church porch and items requested include: UHT milk; tinned goods – potatoes, carrots, fruit, and meat pies; noodles; long-life sponge puddings; porridge; cereal bars; crackers and cheese biscuits.

Thank you.

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HARVEST FESTIVAL

You are warmly welcomed to give thanks at our Harvest Festival again this year and we look forward to seeing you:

ST MARY MAGDALENE AND ST ANDREW INVITES YOU TO
‘CELEBRATE HARVEST’
on
SUNDAY 3rd OCTOBER at 6:00 PM

All welcome at this annual service of Thanksgiving.

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SMALLS FOR ALL

Reviving the collection made in the autumn of 2019 why not ….

Join us by saying “Pants to Poverty” in the afternoon (from 2.30 pm onwards) on Wednesday, 22nd September at 3 Main Street, Ridlington.

We are collecting on behalf of Smalls for All providing underwear for adults and children in need in Africa and the UK. New pants (still in the packaging) – ladies sizes 8-14, children’s ages 3-15, men’s XS – L (black being the preferred colour). New or gently worn laundered bras.

Please ring Debra Thatcher 01572 823910 or

email: debrathatcher@hotmail.com if you want to make a donation.

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

Murder in a small village? Perhaps you have picked up on the BBC Radio 4 programmes or the TV series based on M.C. Beaton’s amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin and wanted to read some of the novels – now is your chance!

Enjoyable, easy reading modern day whodunnits “Quiche of Death”, “Vicious Vet” and “Potted Gardener” all now available in the church.

Please feel free to borrow any of the books which can be found at the back of the church. If you would like to buy one, please make a donation – monies for the church to be passed to Debra Thatcher.

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CHURCH NEWS

Church Cleaning Rota:
Thank you, this month, to: Karen Baines; Anne Harvey; Jackie Ike.

Church Deep Clean:
The church is due for a ‘deep clean’ weeks commencing Monday 27th September and Monday 4th October – if you are able to offer some time to do a little extra cleaning before the winter, it would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Church Flowers:
Thank you, this month, to: Mary Aldridge; Georgina Van Smirren.

Churchyard Mowing:
Thank you in September to Simon Powell;

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FOOD BANK COLLECTION DATES

We are waiting to hear if the FOOD BANK collections will continue on a fortnightly basis or  whether is will be once a month.

In any event, please continue to donate generously. Washing up liquid, pump hand soap, shampoo as well as long-life sponge puddings have been requested. The boxes will remain in the church porch for you to place your donations in.

Thank you.